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Incubator Q&A Why is Schopenhauer's definition of intentionality not generally accepted by philosophers?

The following is cross-posted from Stack Exchange for catching my eye: Schopenhauer already defined "intentionality". There is a part in his philosophy where he separates representation into subj...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by Julius H.‭

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Incubator Q&A What is the point of buying grounding wire?

I'm confused why you would bother buying grounding wire. Grounding wire is intended to only carry ground, which shouldn't ever be more than a few volts from other ground, like metal water pipes. ...

posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A What theoretical frameworks have been proposed to mediate the possible mutual exclusivity of privacy and free knowledge?

I think utilitarianism would provide an answer to this. Knowledge like mathematical theorems, scientific findings, folklore and literature poses hardly any threat to privacy while the benefit of f...

posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What types of learning should I know about?

This question sounds basic, so I'll try to answer with a layperson in mind. "Learning" is a bit misleading, because programs do not currently learn the way humans do. They do not have a mind or ab...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What is a good, simple way to send electronic updates to a small group?

Google Groups, which comes with all free Google accounts, can be used to set up a mailing list. It also integrates with the rest of Google resources, so for example you can share a calendar with a ...

posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Has anyone published a definitive argument regarding a "positive correlation fallacy"?

I think there may be a common fallacy which I do not know if it has been given a name and a fully developed, possibly mathematical, argument. The idea is something like a basic fallacy of assuming...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by Julius H.‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Julius H.‭

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Incubator Q&A What is the modern view on the Socratic method?

I am still in the throes of learning this myself, but I would say logical empiricism comes close, or more broadly, analytic philosophy. It is common to hear nowadays that “logical positivism has b...

posted 9mo ago by Julius H.‭

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Incubator Q&A Could a philosophical zombie verify that it is a philosophical zombie?

A philosophical zombie is an entity that is externally, behaviorally indistinguishable from some conscious entity, but lacks inner conscious experience, a.k.a. qualia. See articles “Zombies” and “...

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by Julius H.‭  ·  last activity 3mo ago by Antares‭

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Meta Show post views

Hello. I have seen that the post view isn't shown. But it would be very helpful to see post views. Please add it.

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by aminabzz‭

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Incubator Q&A What is a common infinite and decidable set of axioms?

Presburger arithmetic is a theory that is decidable, but includes an infinite set of axioms. The interesting part is the 5th point from the Wikipedia formulation: (P(0) ∧ ∀x(P(x) → P(x + 1))) →...

posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How do you build a Fluffy Pal Bed?

To upgrade my base, I need to build 2 fluffy pal beds. However, in the tech tree, I can't find this building. Some techs are locked because "I haven't caught the right Pal yet", but which Pal do I...

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How can I create a carousel on the home page of my WordPress site?

I'd like to add a rotating banner (known as a carousel) to the home page of my WordPress site. I've looked through the settings in WordPress and I don't see an obvious way to do this. I've seen o...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Can I configure virtual hosting in .htaccess?

My website host gives me a single document root directory for all my domains. I'd like to separate out each of my domains into a separate subfolder. Can I use .htaccess in this directory to confi...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Why isn't my .htaccess file taking effect?

My .htaccess files doesn't seem to be doing anything. I've created one in my document root directory and put a redirect into it: Redirect 301 / https://othersite.example/ However, the redirect...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Meta What should the "webmasters" site name and url be?

I have personally never been all that keen on the term 'Webmaster' for 2 reasons: It implies a certain level of competency that has already been attained rather than talking of levels of knowled...

posted 1y ago by andrew.46‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Aggregate 404 errors from log file on the Linux command line

My web server is logging in combined log format and my host gives me SSH access to my server where the logs are stored. I see entries in the log file for 404 errors like: 10.10.10.10 - - [10/Jun/...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Aggregate 404 errors from log file on the Linux command line

I'm sure there's a program somewhere that parses common log entries, but I don't know what it is. However, the task as stated is pretty simple so I'd try hack something together myself. You need to...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I set up DNS records for home hosting?

Some web hosts bundle DNS (pointing domain towards an IP) and hosting (serving the site at some IP) together. Those might have some specialty tools to tie the two together. The usage of those will ...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How to prevent power outages when rebuilding power lines?

A good strategy is building the main power lines in a ring. Suppose you have some power source, like the customs house connection or a power plant, and a single power transformer which will go to ...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I make money in early game?

On harder difficulties, it's easy to run out of money in the beginning and get stuck with no way to progress. How can I create a positive cash flow early on?

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I make money in early game?

There are a few ways. Some of them are somewhat exploity, so it is up to you what you consider "fair" - although the game is in early access so the balance is not perfect either. Start with high...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I increase the height of my world?

This is one of the things that datapacks are designed for, a standard feature in vanilla Minecraft. You can either download an existing datapack from a site like Modrinth, or you can write your own...

posted 2mo ago by Andreas witnessed the end of the world today‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by Moshi‭

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Incubator Q&A How much exposure to nudity and pornography is there in Cyberpunk?

Is nudity an integral part of the gameplay, or is it something in the background that can be reasonably ignored, to enjoy the game mostly free of this element?

1 answer  ·  posted 2mo ago by Andreas witnessed the end of the world today‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by Andreas witnessed the end of the world today‭

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Incubator Q&A How prevalent is violence and gore in Cyberpunk?

How graphical is Cyberpunk when it comes to violence and gore? Is this game best avoided if I struggle with dead bodies, blood splatter, and possibly, decapitated limbs? Will I find these elements ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2mo ago by Andreas witnessed the end of the world today‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by Andreas witnessed the end of the world today‭

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Incubator Q&A Change biome for entire world

One suboptimal solution is World Edit. I selected an area of 82,000,000+ blocks with World Edit, then used //setbiome. Unexpectedly, this actually did work. WE can usually handle only a maximum be...

posted 3mo ago by Andreas witnessed the end of the world today‭

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